SUPPORTERS' SHIELD: Los Angeles.
(Galaxy and Crew have won it three times, D.C. United four.)

GOLDEN BOOT: San Jose's Chris Wondolowski 18 goals.

MOST ASSISTS: L.A.'s Landon Donovan 16.

ALL-TIME SCORING: FC Dallas's Jeff Cunningham (132) didn't score in 67 minutes Sunday night against the Galaxy, leaving Jaime Moreno as MLS's career leader (133) as he departs United. There is a remote chance that Moreno will resurface in the league next year, but more likely, he'll play in Bolivia or retire.

I see Kasper and KP keeping their jobs, so don't get yuor hopes up that there will be substantial or meaningful change this offseason. Will is simply not a confrontational man. When it comes to his approach to running a sports team, he is more of a gadfly who just likes the access to the inside of the teams that his money affords him. He is a San Franciscan who is not agressive by nature, so don't expect him to do anything.

Also, with his Giants in the World Series, he is simply in too good of a mood to deal with any unpleasantries.

Furthermore, his number one priority with DCU is not changing the management so the team is more successful, but getting a new stadium either in DC, the DC suburbs, or somewhere else. He has bought into the notion that a new stadium equals much-improved fortunes on the field. Whether this is horse before the carriage I don't know.

Agree with IGM6986, about a probably downward spiral to continue next year. Especially if our offense is based around Boscovic, (I'm on the ground again) Hernandez and lack of touch-- Tino, and (I just didn't see the runner behind me) Graye!!

While I agree that the priority is the stadium, it should be. However, nothing is happening on that end, and I can absolutely see Chang change things in the front office -- he isn't blind, and has seen attendance drop.

Great. ESPN will kick off its playoff coverage with a televised look at empty seats in Colorado on Thursday. And their only really juicy first round match up they are competing against SNF two weeks in a row. Why cant they have a doubleheader on Friday night, when there is really not too much competition in the televised sports world?

This might be a repost from last year, and the year before that, and the year before that...

Hard for me not to say RSL. I know they're going to score goals, and not give up hardly any, especially at home. But I also know that LA has looked darn good with Beckham back healthy, and Buddle is going to score if Becks or Donovan don't. (Also, Sean Franklin is a freaking monster.) I also know NY hasn't really played with Angel-Henry on top of Ballouchy-Lindpere-Marquez, and that that could very well be a goal factory.

Oh, and that Columbus is without their first choice keeper, Colorado just isn't good enough.

First rule of the DCU team sale: You don't talk about the DCU team sale...;)
Should be next month or perhaps December Man. DCU's facebook page or their twitter will probably be the first indicators of the date though.

RSL should win. Couldn't stomach a Seattle or New York MLS Cup.
However New York getting it, would give me hope that you can go from rock bottom to the top between two seasons. Giving me more hope for United's return to glory.

I think LA has the best chance to win the Cup although I would have picked RSL if they had home field advantage at Rio Tinto.

But I don't think LA deserves huge credit for the Supporters Shield. The Galaxy, Seattle, and Toronto all got bounced out of the Concacaf Champions League while Columbus and RSL advanced. Those last 2 teams deserve higher credit for a season well done than the other teams in MLS.

I'm with Joel on the Cup winner. I was picking RSL for the last month or more. For some reason, though, I went with LA in the poll. One big factor would be the home-field for the conference final. MLS has to be drooling over the prospect of a Beckham-Henry final.

I take issue with Joel for dissing the Galaxy's accomplishment. They were missing their top two scorers for over a month with the World Cup. They missed their marquee player for most of the season. They've also had other injuries throughout the lineup -- Franklin, Lewis, Berhalter, etc. The team took a risk in CCL play, playing mostly very young reserves, and it bit them in the rear -- but, they needed to rest players.

If united008 never speaks up for it, I'd love to get one. Since I'm part of the Flagstaff group, you could just send it with grubbsbl's. I hadn't realized there was an effort to get them to us United fans in exile - oh well.

I don't think the Supporters Shield is meaningless but LA had 6 fewer games than the teams in CCL had. So they get to use their best available players much more down the stretch without worrying about overtaxing them.

LA had a strong season but I don't think their achievement thus far is quite as good as what RSL and Columbus have done.

Don't underestimate Andy Gruenebaum in goal for Columbus. His experience as the starting keeper in Champions League will be valuable (he started US Open Cup too, but that is not quite the same as playing Santos Laguna, CSD Municipal, or even Joe Public).

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